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Our culture has been impounded with having pride and encourages us to increase it. I can
remember my coaches always telling us to be proud if you lose that game because you played hard. In the
Army their motto is “Be all you can be in the Army.” The Marines have their motto as well “The few the
proud the Marines.” There are all kinds of Christian books on how to increase your self-esteem. The title
of Joel Osteen’s book “Your best life now: 7 steps to living at your full potential” deals with increasing
your self-esteem or pride.
Pride is the opposite of humility and is one of the most loathed (hated) sins in God’s sight. (Prov.
26:12) Pride is defined as lifting up, highness, magnification, presumptuousness, or rebelliousness of self.
It also can refer to as “straining or stretching one’s neck” “to magnify” or “to be haughty.” It could also
refer to as “blindness.” Throughout the scriptures we find proud people who portray themselves as having
a high view of themselves. Biblical synonyms for pride are vainglory, conceit, boasting, arrogance,
loftiness, and presumption, haughtiness, being puffed up, high-mindedness, scoffing, and self-seeking.
Pride is epidemic; it is everywhere and manifests itself in many ways. We all have pride, the
question is not “Do I have it?” but, “Where is it?” and “How much of it do I have?” We all have a
tendency to think too much about ourselves. Chuck Swindoll said, “The world’s smallest package is a
man wrapped up in himself.” “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than
for him.” (Pro. 26:12)
Andrew Murray said that pride is “the root of every sin and evil.” Pride is indeed the beginning of
every sin. Satan was cased out of Heaven because of pride. Throughout the Scriptures you see the pride
of:
Pride is idolatry; a proud man is a self-worshiper. The growing Atheist movement is a result of deep
pride. Pride is results in the desire to lift up self and serve self and to forget about God or want to be
above God. Pride is destruction. (Prov. 16:18) Pride is very competitive toward others and especially
towards God. Pride seeks to ungod God.
Manifestations of Pride
• Anger
• Perfectionism
• Being unteachable
• A lack of service
• A lack of compassion
• Using others
“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than
yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Phil.
2:3-4)